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RONKONKOMA, N.Y., March 10 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- NBTY, Inc. (NYSE: NTY) (http://www.NBTY.com), a leading global manufacturer and marketer of nutritional supplements, today announced that it will web cast the presentation by Harvey Kamil, President and Chief Financial Officer of NBTY, at the Bank of America Consumer Conference in New York on Tuesday, March 11, 2008.

The presentation is scheduled to be web cast live on the Company Web site, http://www.nbty.com on Tuesday, March 11, 2008 at 2:30 PM Eastern Time.

NBTY's preliminary unaudited net sales results for the month of February 2008 by segment are as follows:

NET SALES

(Preliminary and Unaudited)

FOR THE MONTH OF FEBRUARY

($ In Millions)

2008 2007 % Change

Wholesale / US Nutrition $ 81 $ 79 3 %

North American Retail $ 17 $ 18 -9 %

European Retail $ 51 $ 50 3 %

Direct Response / E-Commerce $ 19 $ 13 49 %

Total $ 168 $ 160 5 %

European Retail net sales in local currency increased 3% in February 2008. North American Retail same store sales decreased 6% in February 2008.

NBTY's preliminary unaudited net sales results for the two months January and February 2008 by segment are as follows:

NET SALES

(Preliminary and Unaudited)

FOR THE TWO MONTHS OF JANUARY AND FEBRUARY

($ In Millions)

2008
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